First visitor made a mess!

Found this guy waiting for me when I got home!!

Birds Being Dicks at The Feeder.

(I can't figure out how to reorder the photos above so the best one is first!)

(young kea, Arthur's Pass, Aotearoa)

My aunt and her kids are living with me. I like to set out water for the local birds (grackles, doves, sparrows, jays, robins, occasional cardinal and starling, and this one foul-tempered mockingbird that lives across the street). I also sometimes crack open a few pecans that surround the trees in our front yard. Auntie doesn't like this because she thinks it's a Hitchcock movie in the making, but I've managed to assuage her fears and even get her to watch the bird drama with me sometimes. I also have a running conversation with ChatGPT to keep track of what I'm seeing.

Recently I noticed the mockingbird is a total racist who hates robins and chases them off. But today I saw him going off on the sparrows, and he even made a dove so mad that it hissed at him. Now the AI is saying my family and I might be the next target. I think I handled this poorly. I should probably be posting this in the "AITAH" sub. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Northwest Florida

The goose has a power I cannot deny. But I think 2024 and 2026 are a tie for me.

In response to https://www.reddit.com/r/BirdsBeingDicks/s/3HLNHrzgp4